Though, Blockchain is now being used widespread across industries for economic transactions for the highest degree of accountability, Governance in Blockchain cannot be ignored. Ish Goel, Founder, GovBlocks and CEO, Somish, elucidates his views on governance for the success of a blockchain network.
Why Blockchain in the first place?
We live in an increasingly digital world, built around networks that are primarily centralised (Facebook, Google, Visa). In the current model, vision, profit and power of a network are controlled by one company.
Blockchain Technology has, for the first time in human history, made decentralisation socially scalable. Starting with Ethereum, blockchain platforms allow creation of community networks by writing business logic in ‘smart contracts’ and completely changing the roles for intermediaries.
This differs from current networks where business logic is driven by human intellect, and if something goes wrong, we step back to resolve it with a constant humanised feedback loop. Now two transacting entities no longer need to trust an intermediary, but just the smart contract that binds them together.
Who calls the shots in a ‘decentralised’ network?
The founders? The advisers? Early contributors? User community? Or all?
Blockchain networks are supposed to be self-sustaining. And a self-sustaining system is the one that continues to function normally even in the indefinite absence of its founders. Let’s assume - a team decides to build a new blockchain network or an application on top of existing ones. They build libraries, MVPs, an ERC20 token, build up a community and successfully do an ICO.
But what happens next? Who has the authority to call the shots on how the product is being developed, or most importantly, whether it is being developed as promised? Under what circumstances are escape lanes (get-out/cessation clauses) triggered, and who can invoke them? Who takes strategy and tactical decisions?
To answer these questions, different models of ‘on-chain’ and ‘off-chain’ governance models have been tried at the platform level (e.g. Ethereum, Tezos, Lisk), but it is hard to believe that anyone of these are successful yet. Interestingly, not much has been tried at the decentralized application (dApp) level. Just like identity management, dApps do realise the importance of governance but it is unfair to expect them to create their own governance frameworks, while they are still building their core business.
Of the people, by the people and for the people
Within a year of working in this space, I realised that just like Governments, blockchain networks that are of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Rest will capsize.
The real intent behind this tech – to create community-driven networks that can truly solve the world’s biggest problems, will only be achieved if there are no formal institutions controlling the mechanisms of change, but just the people.
Governance – a critical component
Ideally all possible actions of a blockchain network can be coded in a smart contract, but reality is much more complex, and survival is only for networks that can:
adapt to unforeseen environment changes, and
manage decentralised resources efficiently
Fred Ehrsam in his article on Blockchain Governance explains:
“As with organisms, the most successful blockchains will be those that can best adapt to their environments. Assuming these systems need to evolve to survive, initial design is important, but over a long enough timeline, the mechanisms for change are most important.”
If blockchain networks are analogous to a new road highway, then governance can be seen as the rails and dividers all along the way — people realize its importance only when things go wrong.
But governance isn’t straightforward
I believe the lack of governance frameworks, along with scalability and security, is perhaps one of the biggest barriers to mainstream blockchain adoption. It is also one of the most controversial issues since it is hard to create a ‘one size fits all’ governance model. Moreover, different types of decisions within Blockchains require different types of consensus at different layers.
An issue pointed out by Vitalk Buterin in his recent blog post on governance:
“The approach for blockchain governance that I advocate is ‘multifactorial consensus’, where different coordination flags and different mechanisms and groups are polled, and the ultimate decision depends on the collective result of all of these mechanisms together.”
As more people embrace the decentralised bandwagon, it becomes tougher to gather layered mass opinion using existing platforms. Blockchain platforms and dApps today use platforms like Github, Slack, Telegram to interact with the community. While great for communication, these platforms are inefficient in many ways as they lack 1) aligned incentive structures, 2) reputation management, 3) financial stake locking mechanism and 4) different power structures for different actors within the community.
Conclusion
I have been avidly following Fred Ehrsam, Vitalik Buterin, Vlad Zamfir, Preethi Kasireddy, Hugh Karp among others and their views on blockchain governance are enlightening. Having personally worked on the governance framework for Nexus Mutual, I realized how crucial governance is for the success of a blockchain network.
Over the past 6 months we’ve been building GovBlocks — an open, permission-less protocol that provides a layer of multi-factorial governance for blockchain networks. This brings together the best of on-chain & off-chain models that exist today by introducing a sliding-scale mechanism on which the governance model can be configured based on the requirement. If a model doesn’t work in the long run, the community can get together to change and deploy a new model, all through the GovBlocks protocol.
(Views expressed in this article are of Ish Goel, Founder, GovBlocks and CEO, Somish only) […]

In keeping with the Prime Minister’s objective of using technology as a means of development and cooperation, Airports Authority of India has now offered GPS-aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) to SAARC and Southeast Asian countries in order to allow them to reap the significant benefits that accrue from such an advanced navigation system.
AAI conducted a two-day workshop recently for civil aviation representatives from SAARC and Southeast Asian nations to appraise them of the performance and benefits of GAGAN and provide them with hands-on experience of the functioning of the system.
AAI in conjunction with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had developed and deployed the Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) which augments GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) signals through the use of additional satellite-broadcasting techniques. India is amongst only four nations in the world to develop and deploy this ingenious technology that removes the signal errors from GNSS and provides highly precise navigation signals to the users. Other countries/regions that use such a system are the United States of America, the European Union and Japan.
Implementing an SBAS system is a long-term investment for India, which will go a long way in bringing operational efficiencies to the civil aviation environment as well as non-aviation sectors like developing Smart Cities, intelligent transportation, town-planning, maritime, highways, railways, surveying, security, telecom, geodesy and personal usage that require precise navigation, positioning and timing signals.
Basis the successful deployment and certification, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a directive mandating GAGAN equipage on all Indian registered aircraft entering the country on or after 1st January, 2019 and is also examining the feasibility of issuing a mandate for retrofitting of the current Indian registered aircraft.
The workshop was inaugurated by R N Choubey, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation with Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, AAI delivering the keynote address. A K Dutta, Member (Air Navigation Services), AAI along with S V Satish, Executive Director (Air Traffic Management), AAI and in charge GAGAN, set the context for the workshop by providing an update on the GAGAN programme.
During the workshop, AAI, ISRO and DGCA as equal partners in implementation of GAGAN shared their perspective and learnings from the development, deployment and certification of the system along with Raytheon, which has provided the ground equipment necessary for GAGAN operations.
Leading aircraft and receiver manufacturers such as Airbus, Bombardier, BELL helicopters, Honeywell, Rockwell Collins and Accord are also in talks with the Southeast Asian and SAARC nations to provide information on the readiness of the GAGAN solutions.
Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, AAI stated that the system had been designed with adequate capabilities to be able to cater to the needs of the Asia Pacific region. He hoped that the countries across the region collaborate to operationalize Asia’s SBAS in a time bound manner.
After the conference, a visit was also arranged to the Master Control Center at Nangloi, Delhi on the second day.
The visitors not only appreciated the efforts being made by AAI to push the boundaries of safe, reliable and cost-efficient air navigation services, but they also expressed sincere intent that their countries can collaborate towards making GAGAN not just a reality in India but also across a larger region.
The workshop was jointly organized by AAI and KPMG who is assisting AAI under the US Aviation Cooperation Program and was attended by representatives from Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives. […]

Niharika Rai, an IAS officer of 2005 batch AGMUT cadre, has been appointed as Private Secretary to Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari.
Sudhir Prasad, a 2000 batch Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) officer, has been appointed as the Director in the Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ram Lal Meena has been transferred from the Department of Revenue to the Cabinet Secretariat with immediate effect.
Manoj Kumar Tripathi, a 2000 Karnataka batch IFoS officer has been appointed to the post of Director, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation for a period ending 20 April 2019. […]

Nowadays, those people who pay tax and exhaust their segment 80C investments don’t comprehend that a lot of other expenses also get tax breaks. Among them is health insurance which comes under segment 80D. You may use this to claim further in case of any health issue plus one qualifies for tax deductions. Given this twin gain of monetary protection and tax saving, health insurance is a must-have. Here are few things you should keep in mind.
You should start early
It's very vital for you to purchase a medical insurance as soon as you start earning. Start with a normal cover and step it up as you move up the ladder and start earning more. The earlier you start the better you will get because with time many diseases that are excluded will get included in the policy.By investing early, you will be secured for a long-term and there will be multiple benefits that you can get. Even the premium will be low if you invest at a young age.
Pass beyond the normal
Many corporates provide health insurance benefits to their employees and most of the time employees make the mistake of being satisfied with the coverage provided. But, did you ever notice that it may be insufficient for you? Although every person is covered, what if you change your job. A change in the job can lead you towards several problems. Hence one should always opt for a personal health cover. One also can buy a top-up policy cover to enhance the existing coverage restriction. Top-up is a plan where hospitalisation could be included after a threshold limit, until which you need to bear the costs.
In view that insurance rates grow with your age, top up policies could be a way to make sure that the premiums don’t become too expensive. Pick out a complete medical insurance plan that gives out-patient and well-being preventive care advantages. You may opt for health plans for every member or a family floater plan depending on your desires.
Things which you ought to keep in mind
Constantly search for exclusions (these indicate medical situations that might not be covered while using the policy).
It's also important to observe network hospitals. Tie-ups of insurance companies with hospitals and the nursing home across the country, which are known as network hospitals. In case of cashless claims, the policyholder can ask for a claim without paying a single penny, which is the most effective way for an insured person at a network hospital. Do check if your neighborhood health center is included in the list of hospitals in the brochure. Also, don’t overlook time taken for a coverage to come back into force and out-of-pocket costs (which the insurance company will no longer endure).
It is advisable for you to start building a health insurance portfolio by searching and comparing with an online insurance web aggregator. They will assist you in choosing the best plan for your portfolio with the help of quotes and comparison service. With the available free quotes, you will be able to do the comparison and that will lead you towards selecting the best health insurance plan for yourself. Choose wisely by keeping in mind your requirements and rest assured that you will get the benefits of the plan chosen in the desired manner.
Conclusion
Health insurance is a need in today’s world where health issues are rising at an alarming rate. We all are aware of the fact that a health insurance plan can act as a savior in hard times when you need proper medical assistance. If you are in search of an effective health insurance plan then you must take help of an online insurance web aggregator that deals in offering free insurance quotes from top health insurance companies in India. With the help of available free quotes, it will be quite easy for you to search out for the best health plan by comparing many available options.
It is the easiest and convenient way to insure yourself with an effective health cover within a few minutes. Keep the important things in mind and start your search today.
The article is written by Naval Goel- CEO and Founder of PolicyX.com. […]

The banking sector has reported 10,220 cases of frauds related to ATM/Credit/Debit cards and net banking in the December 2017 quarter (up to December 21), said Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology (India), quoting the data provided by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
These frauds amounted to Rs 111.85 crore in the said quarter, said the minister.
He further said that 7,372 cases of fraud followed by 5,148 cases and 3,077 cases were reported in September, June, March quarter of 2017 respectively.
As per the report, the number of fraud cases in 2016 was comparatively lower than cases registered in 2017. RBI data reveals that 3,156 cases and 4,147 cases were registered in the September and December quarters, respectively.
The minister informed that these frauds detected in 2016 amounted to Rs 45.50 crore in the above-mentioned quarters.
While Maharashtra topped the list in the number of e-payments frauds in 2016-2017 with 380 cases involving Rs12.10 crore, Haryana was ranked second in terms of the above-listed frauds followed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi. […]

Axis Bank has announced setting up of its third representative office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This newly announced office will be unveiled in Sharjah.
The third largest private lender has opened up about the indirect exposure because of the scam originated at Punjab National Bank. In the wake of the scam, the government directed the public sector banks to consolidate their foreign presence starting with 35 locations.
Its official communique Axis Bank has said that there are three million Non-Resident Indians in the UAE and this makes it a unique business opportunity for the lender.
It also said that the services at the representative office can be used by the Indian population in the northern emirates."Personal banking transactions, including remittances...have been growing continuously. The opening of the representative office in Sharjah will further extend our presence in the UAE," the bank's executive director Rajiv Anand said.
The bank has a wide presence across the globe in locations namely Dubai International Financial Centre, Singapore, Hong Kong and Colombo, a subsidiary in London and a representative office in Dhaka. […]

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Ganpat University is one the state private universities to adopt “Student Startup & Innovation Policy” (SSIP) introduced by the Government of Gujarat. How is this university ensuring student startups receive right mentorship, infrastructure along with funding for their innovation, reveals Prof Mahendra Sharma, Director General, Ganpat University, in a conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).
Ganpat University is one the state private university to adopt “Student Startup & Innovation Policy” (SSIP) introduced by the Government of Gujarat. How is the Ganpat University helping student startups receive right mentorship, infrastructure along with funding for their innovation?
Incubations at Ganpat University; (henceforth referred to as Ganpat University Incubation Centre) is set up to promote innovative ideas, enhancement of existing processes and entrepreneurship. It is done by converting and translating technology ideas and innovation in various disciplines of different faculties under GNU into products, processes and services for commercial exploitation and for the benefit of society to accomplish its goal. Ganpat University Incubation Centre provides support to enterprises that can be classified as:
Level I: Idea Accelerator (Shishu) Anyone with innovative idea, which is initiated by an individual or group member including employees, students, local entrepreneur and/or alumni of the Ganpat University.
Level II: Business Acceleration (Kishor) One who have started their business and are yet to be established to take it to the next level. This can be initiated by individual or group member including employees, students, local entrepreneur and/or alumni of the Ganpat University.
Level III: Growth Acceleration (Tarun) Any business, which is already set up and established and generating early stage of revenue, can be initiated by an individual or group member including employees, students, local entrepreneur and/or alumni of the Ganpat University.
We as a universiry, run many activities to generate ideas from students and have a variety of workshops to validate ideas at very early stage.
Objective of the GNUIC:
Key objective of GNUIC is to create a holistic ecosystem to promote entrepreneurship.
Create a support structure to handhold and encourage first line enterpriser.
Provide continuous mentorship to the incubates or enterprises enrolled with GNUIC.
We have a pool of skilled professors, industry linkages and a researcher associated with us. This set of resource pool will help students in getting right set of mentorship for their idea to convert it into PoC. We have a dedicated 5,000 sq ft infrastructure, operating 16 hours a day, to support startups at different stages. We are also government approved nodal institute for startups and innovation scheme, which allows our students to convert their ideas to PoC with initial funding. The university also has reserved fund to support student startups.
What initiatives have been taken by Ganpat University to foster Student Startup ecosystem within the university? What are the processes for students to be eligible to receive grants and mentoring to their innovation?
Ganpat University has started The World of Startup - a quarterly talk series on startups. This is the Association’s most exciting event of the year, as we are now an authorised nodal institution for incubation through Government of Gujarat and having in-house incubation center too. This year our team has worked to ensure a varied programme for students, incubates, professional venture capitalist etc. to provide networking platform and opportunities to explore the startup ecosystem. The main aim of this series is to showcasing the possibilities and path to get fund based on theme “Finding the Funding” for the start-ups, delineating and deliberating on start-ups, creating a networking platform for the startup community.
We have our strong social media presence which will help us reach many local and global aspirants to join incubation at Ganpat University. We have an audit course on student startup and entrepreneurship and every year many students opt it to learn the basic aspects of startup and entrepreneurship through it.
We have our own alumni network of more than 19,000 students and also have applications on mobile play store of Google and App Store of iOS to connect with them day-to-day and help fostering this culture among the students.
We have a pre-incubation process to validate and improve the idea before they join our incubation centre, which results into more qualifying startup under the process.
We have an innovation club in place for students currently studying to discuss idea and validate them.
Entrepreneurship café is an initiative to promote the startup culture around the university and invite mentors, investors, motivators to guide the startups under various incubators.
Campaigning through various talk series, workshops, innovation camps, ideation camps etc are the pipeline for efforts to promote incubation among students.
The authorities of Ganpat University and all the staff members working in university and constituent colleges are constantly engaged in the development of sustainable student community development.
Not every idea can be an innovation. How is the university refining students’ idea so that it can be converted into a prototype or a product? What assistance does the university provide to the student startups during the pre-incubation phase?
We, as a university, run many activities to generate ideas from students and have a variety of workshops to validate ideas at very early stage. Not every idea is worth developing. We focus on what problems they are addressing. How it will have an overall impact on particular sector of area. Our design thinking and ideation workshops will help student develop problemsolving skills and refine their ideas at a better sustainable level.
At Pre-Incubation level, we assist students on idea validation, surveying, and improving innovation through research. We provide them common working infrastructure with 16 hours daily operating capacity. Our inter-discipline mentorship programme helps in refining student ideas and convert into the PoC and building the right team. Cross institute faculty collaboration & research in Startup, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, MOOC Courses for Students and Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship Development Cell at each constituent department/institutes will help students in extending proper support system for their startup. […]

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IIIT Vadodara has introduced policies to promote innovation, which is covered under the institute’s intellectual property rights (IPR) policies. The innovation cell conducts seminars from time to time to create awareness regarding the activities of the cell, says Prof Sarat Kumar Patra, Director, IIIT Vadodara, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).
How the Student Startup & Innovation Policy (SSIP) of Gujarat Government is contributing to students’ innovation?
This is a welcome step taken by the Government of Gujarat to promote startups in the State as well in the country. Through SSIP students will get platform to showcase their ideas globally and the opportunities to interact with investors from financial point of view.
Having right skills and guidance plays a pivotal role for any startup. How IIIT Vadodara is helping student startups to get right mentorship, infrastructure along with funding for their innovation?
This year, we have initiated the innovation cell at IIIT Vadodara to facilitate the conversion of innovative ideas of our students into viable product. IIIT Vadodara is committed to provide amenities such as infrastructure, IT resources and funding for basic modules under the banner of innovation cell.
What are the initiatives taken by IIIT Vadodara to foster Student Startup ecosystem within the institute? What are the processes involved for the student to be eligible to receive grants and mentoring for their innovation?
Students send their ideas to the innovation cell. Based on the committee recommendation, students are eligible to get Institute funding for the same. The innovation cell committee monitors the progress and provides the proper guidance from time to time.
IIIT Vadodara is promoting student startup and innovation in a broader way. At IIIT Vadodara, we actively promote the culture of research and innovation. Although we are in a nascent stage, we are fully committed to make IIIT Vadodara an institution of innovators.
How is the IIIT Vadodara refining students’ ideas so that it can be converted into a prototype or a product? What assistance does the government provide to the student startups during the pre-incubation phase?
At IIIT Vadodara, we have innovation cell for the same. We ask students to send their ideas to the innovation cell in a proper format. A committee examines the ideas based on its novelty and gives its recommendation to the innovation cell incharge. Regarding the government assistance for the students’ startups, we are in the process of establishing the mechanism.
How many student startups have graduated from your institute? How IIT is planning to involve more students to take the advantage of its policies and facilities?
In the present scenario, students are working on some ideas including fully-formed startups to launch, while others are in line. We have introduced policies for the same which is covered under the institute’s intellectual property rights (IPR) policies. The innovation cell conducts seminars from time to time to create awareness regarding the activities of the cell.
What message would you give to our readers about the Student Startup & Innovation Policy adopted by the institute?
IIIT Vadodara is promoting student startup and innovation in a broader way. At IIIT Vadodara, we actively promote the culture of research and innovation. Although we are in a nascent stage, we are fully committed to make IIIT Vadodara an institution of innovators. […]

Creativity is in the blood of students, but to identify it is very important and crucial. We are developing that type of ecosystem here, says Rishabh Jain, President, Swarnim Startup and Innovation University, in a conversation with Divakar Mukherjee of Elets News Network (ENN).
How do you perceive the Gujarat Government’s “Student Startup & Innovation Policy” (SSIP) introduced by the Government of Gujarat. Is it contributing to students’ ideas?
Under the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi “Startup India, Stand-up India, Make in India and Digital India” the Gujarat Government has approved India’s first university for startup in Gandhinagar, the capital city of Gujarat. The Gujarat government has taken many initiatives for startup India by intruding 1st Student startup policy in India.
At Swarnim Startup & Innovation University (SSIU), we aim to build startup and entrepreneur Eco-system with state of the art technology infrastructure and skill-based education to our youths. We, at SSIU, have created a self propelling engine that creates the nation’s most skilled and competent entrepreneurs. We develop the youth to address society’s basic necessity via innovative ideas and make it a viable business model.
SSIU is on the roadmap of realising Make in India dream by producing entrepreneurs and enterapreneurs through unique pedagogy. SSIU is in a process of creating mindset and culture which produce degree holder with skills and mindset which make India a hub of global entrepreneurship center by coming out with innovative business model. First time in India, SSIU will go in differnt campus and teach startup and entrepreneurship rather than asking students to come to SSIU campus.
The university is helping the students by providing them fund and mentoring. We have our own incubation centre and we are in the process of attaining a nodal centre of incubation.
Swarnim Startup & Innovation University (SSIU) proffers Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship programmes through conventional education by imparting technical wisdom. SSIU works as a hub-and-spoke model where disciplines like Engineering, Architecture, Science, Management, Medical and Pharmacy will get its value enhancement through Innovation, startup and entrepreneurship.
How is Swarnim Startup and Innovation University helping student startups get funding for their innovation?
University is helping the students by providing them fund and mentoring. We have our own incubation centre and we are in the process of attaining a nodal centre of incubation. In this journey, we have already provided funds to student startups. The university has allocated Rs one crore investment for student startups. As per university mission, we are in the process of generating an ecosystem for the startups. SSIU courses and programmes have been designed for holistic development so that the aspirants become skilled, creative and confident simultaneously.
SSIU makes them intellectually adept; socially and technically sound through initiatives like regular brainstorming sessions, seminars, group discussions, case studies, project presentations and thought provoking events. SSIU promises to not just strengthen their knowledge base but make them proficient enough to confront organisational challenges.
How the Swarnim Startup and Innovation University is fostering Student Startup ecosystem in the affiliated colleges and university?
In the ever evolving global market, we need intellectuals who are dynamic, far-sighted and most importantly, innovative. The demand is of innovative thinkers who are ready to take up challenges and overcome them. At Swarnim Startup and Innovation University, the entire programme is developed for fostering startup culture among students, bringing practiceorientation into education, permeating all of the syllabi with design thinking. At SSIU, skill development programme is our holistic vision. SSIU will work on hub and spoke model to deliver skill base practical education. School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship will act as hub to other schools under SSIU namely, School of Engineering, School of Design, School of Paramedical and School of Science. In each and every semester of all the courses under SSIU, one compulsory subject related to core skill development will be added. We aim to create students market ready within the course duration.
What infrastructure has the Swarnim Startup and Innovation University installed to help technology startups harness their ideas and innovation?
SSIU Incubation provides inspiring workspaces that is accessible 24x7. It provides access to companies on data resources, domain experts and mentor. Our incubation centre has fullfurnished office with R&D facility, internet connectivity, board meeting space, conference room, intercom, library, along with photocopying, fax and scanning machines. We also provide business and technical support for product building and business plan assistance. We also provide mentoring support for raising funds, availing government schemes funds. Our IT support includes access to professionals with legal expertise, financial expertise, accounting expertise, IP expertise, industry expertise. Events and exhibition to showcase their products and solutions are held along with providing networking events to facilitate interaction with investors and industries, training programs and seminars relevant to entrepreneurs.
What methodologies have been adopted by the university in the teaching-learning process?
We have a 3-tier Employability Structure. Firstly, we make students ready with their startup/business concept. Secondly, the startup track is bifurcated along-side 4-year of Graduation course:
Startup Track First Year: We train students with their business model concept by igniting idea, motivating them and mentoring.
Startup Track Second Year: We prepare students for setting up finance and infrastructure for establishment along with protecting concepts with Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and expanding horizons by collaborating with various industries.
Startup Track Third Year: For fetching market funding and setting-up a venture capital followed by product development life cycle.
Startup Track Fourth year: For sales and marketing resulting into scalabilities and growth.
What makes students eligible to receive grants and mentoring fortheir innovation? What role is the university playing to involve more students and colleges to take advantage of the policy?
If any startup which is not working successfully then first and most important thing required is identifying problem. We are doing problem identification activity and ideation activity. We are also focusing on “Sodh Yatra” by which student can identify social problem by which it can be solved. At Swarnim Incubation powered by SSIU, 11 startups are currently in the progress stage. We have “Swarnim Incubation” where every field of students are involved. We are conducting awareness programme by which students can come to know about startup and innovation. Creativity is in a blood of the students but how to make it out their creativity is very important and crucial. We are developing that type of ecosystem here.
SSIU, skill development programme is our holistic vision. SSIU will work on hub and spoke model to deliver skill base practical education. School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship will act as hub to other schools under SSIU. […]

At Little Leaders, elaborative parameters are provided to the educators and records are maintained on a regular basis, kids are assessed with every activity they perform, says Anu Gupta, Director, Little Leaders Play School, in an interview with Elets News Network (ENN).
What distinguishes Little Leaders, a preschool franchise, from other preschool brands in the country?
We believe each and every franchise of ours is a partner in growth with us. When they get associated with us, they automatically get access to world class curriculum which is awarded by various industry bodies, additionally we are also an ISO certified organisation. Our help and assistance stats from the very nascent stage where we evaluate the property and suggest if the location is appropriate for a preschool. We also help in finding a high potential location for preschool setup. Once the location is identified, we help in designing and then setting up the entire branch. Our admin team work towards sourcing materials, vendors, HR team helps in recruitment, Academic Head supports in curriculum planning, content generation, assessments etc. Extensive training sessions are conducted to inform the various processes and nuances of this industry. Marketing team supports in devising and formulating the advertising and PR framework.
Our mission is to nurture the young minds in a culturally appropriate environment and provide opportunities to help them realise their true potential.
How the curriculum and assessment methods followed at Little Leaders help students in their holistic development?
Our curriculum is designed to provide the teachings and evaluate kids on a daily basis. Elaborative parameters are provided to the educators and the records are maintained on a regular basis, kids are ssessed every moment with every activity they perform. It leaves the scope for daily improvements in the kids, it also helps to analyse the sphere and sector in which the child needs improvement and then focused workout can be done by giving them experiential learnings that leads to kid’s holistic development.
How teachers at Little Leaders provide children with a culturally sound environment and right values for nurturing healthy minds and bodies?
‘Education for Life’ refers to a child’s holistic development. This includes inculcating lifelong values so that the child is able to lead a happy, powerful and successful life.
We focus on qualities like:
Confidence - stage exposure, encouraging child to participate individually as well as in group.
Leadership Skills- By making captains in the class like class monitor, electricity monitor, queue monitor and giving them tasks where the child achieves success, conducting assembly with the teachers, helping teachers in class, etc.
Communication - encouraging child to express freely, recitation, self-introduction, listening to the child, conducting activities which promote language development.
Logical Thinking & Decision Making - Giving choices to children where they have to choose one among many things.
Initiative Taking- Meal time activity, asking questions like ‘who wants to distribute plates?’
Emotional and Social Competence - A child, who has achieved emotional competence, will build healthy social relationships with others. By using aids like hammer set, role plays and dramatisation, celebration of birthdays, nature walks, make child socially strong.
Physical Competence- Karate, Yoga, sports day, aids like balancing beam, etc.
Self-Help Skills - We give importance to self-help skills, wherein a child learns through daily routine practice and became in dependent gradually. Like washing hands, zipping, unzipping, how to carry their bag and bottle, and how to take care of their belonging.
Play schools work on the fine and gross motor skills of the kids, they work upon the reasoning, logical thinking, derivative learnings by experiential teaching.
How the playschool helps its students in boosting their creativity, thinking capabilities and leadership qualities?
In playschools, we lay the foundation of a human character. Children are allowed to derive their understanding and explore the surroundings positively. Playschools work on the fine and gross motor skills of the kids, they work upon the reasoning, logical thinking, derivative learnings by experiential teaching. Learners are provided with the scope of improvement with every step and they work in the most positive environment with the power of positivity that let the individuals be the way they are. And, increase the confidence to face the challenges of the world.
What is the mission and vision of Little Leaders for future?
Our vision to be the best preschool by parents and kids in the world by offering best education experiences to our little leaders and to develop our children as a responsible and lovable citizen. Our mission is to nurture the young minds in a culturally appropriate environment and provide opportunities to help them realise their true potential. […]

Hello Kids is a preschool where children grow and develop while reading, listening and playing. At the school, they learn to move from dependence to independence, says Pritam Agrawal, Founder Director, Hello Kids, in an interview with Elets News Network (ENN)
How Hello Kids help its children to grow and develop while reading, listening and playing?
Albert Einstein once said, “Play is the highest form of Research.” Knowledge and recreation go hand-in-hand for toddlers. Since the children at Hello Kids are not more than three years old, we undergo the effective approach of training of staff to inculcate the attribute of patience and saying yes to the child’s activities. Affectionate behaviour of staff imbibes a sense of belongingness in children that helps them in their progress.
Knowledge and recreation go hand-in-hand for toddlers. Since the children at Hello Kids are not more than three years old, we undergo the effective approach of training of staff to inculcate the attribute of patience and saying yes to the child’s activities.
Infrastructure wise, what facilities are provided at Hello Kids to make the learning delightful, yet keeping them safe?
To develop a strong foundation in the initial years of the kids, at Hello Kids children are taught in a playful environment. The infrastructure helps the teachers and staff to create this environment. At Hello Kids, we ensure that there is no such equipment or furniture that may harm the students. We also make sure that the objects students are playing with or using in their learning activity should not have poisonous colours or odours.
The preschool uses montessori, playway and ‘gurukul’ methods of education, how the combination of these methods helps the children to develop holistically?
Hello Kids caters to the age group of one-and-ahalf to five-and-a-half-years old kids and offers the best of montessori, playway and gurukul methods of education. These methods help us in all-around development of children using their five senses effectively. These methods help the children to enjoy and explore while learning something new. Hello Kids ensures all-round development of children and exposes them to many aspects of life.
How the curriculum helps the preschool students face the real-life challenges?
The academic curriculum at Hello Kids is only one part of the educational development of child, with as much emphasis placed on preparation for the future. We believe education is more than just academic success. Teaching is innovatively structured so that each child’s personality can develop and self-confidence can grow.
What is the vision and plans of Hello Kids for the future?
Hello Kids, by offering the best education, is trying to have the best of both the worlds in its children, i.e., Eastern culture with Western competitive standards. Our children will grow up as emotionally balanced, confident and strong individuals. With over 485 centres presently, we are planning to expand it to 500 till December 2017. […]

Rangoli lays emphasis on identifying and nurturing the natural talent of its students and making learning a matter of sheer joy, as a preschool begins the process of the child’s initiation into the world of education, says Anamika Anjaria, Director, Rangoli Group of Institutions, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).
What differentiates Rangoli Preschool from other preschools in India?
Rangoli lays equal emphasis on both playing and learning, prepares the under structure for the holistic development of children, offers guidance to parents and serves the community at large, is run by a highly qualified teaching staff, offers ageappropriate programmes, and allows a child to be expressive due to the personalised treatment given at Rangoli. All these unique features make us different from other preschools in India and the best one in Western India.
Along with educational qualifications and experience, on what other parameters teachers are evaluated before they are recruited by the school?
Rangoli Preschool believes in recruiting, training and retaining the best-in-class talent. Apart from educational qualification and training, we also look for teachers who are kind and humble in approach, are of expected moral character, have mastery over instructional (including interpersonal) skills to be effective in class, and can use their skills and knowledge to best fit the needs of the school. They also need to have the ability to work with diverse groups of students and parents, have the desire to work in extracurricular assignments, and an aptitude that meets the expectation of the local community.
Rangoli lays emphasis on identifying and nurturing the natural talent of its students and making learning a matter of sheer joy, as a preschool begins the process of the child’s initiation into the world of education.
How does the curriculum followed at Rangoli focus on overall development of children?
Rangoli lays emphasis on identifying and nurturing the natural talent of its students and making learning a matter of sheer joy, as a preschool begins the process of the child’s initiation into the world of education. Since it is the first rung of the ladder, it is essential that the curriculum is designed after taking into consideration the inputs from teachers and eminent educationists. We at Rangoli have done just that and designed a courseware that has a sharp focus on socio-emotional, creative, language, physical, cognitive, intellectual, moral and aesthetic development.
Which other developmental areas Rangoli focuses on along with the formal education?
The developmental areas covered at RANGOLI Preschool include physical development, social and emotional development, cognitive development and language development. Celebrations are an integral part of Rangoli curriculum. We celebrate different religious and national festivals as part of social development. There are also numerous special days celebrated at the school like Parents Day, Grandparents Day, etc.
Throw some light on the toddler care programme offered by Rangoli.
The toddler care programme seeks to ensure that infants get a safe, healthy, emotionally secure and intellectually rich start in life. Our toddler programme uses hands-on exploration and social interaction in safe, engaging surroundings to help the toddlers learn about their expanding world. Through the guidance of our early childhood development professionals, toddlers learn to enjoy learning experiences that promote their independence and social skills, and foster selfconfidence. […]

The World Bank has approved a $250-million loan to train job seekers under Skill India Mission.
The move will aid Skill India Mission and make Indian youth more employable through re-skilling. The multi-lateral lender is keen to support the Indian government in its efforts to better equip the young workforce with employable skills. The bank’s support will help in boosting the youngsters contribution to India’s economic growth.
“The $250-million Skill India Mission Operation (SIMO), approved by the World Bank board of executive directors, will increase the market relevance of short-term skill development programmes (3-12 months or up to 600 hours) at the natiounder SKill nal and state level,” the bank said in a release.
Underemployed or unemployed Indian citizens between 15-59 years of age will get the skill training under the programme. 1.2 crore Youngsters between 15-29 years who are entering the labour market every year will also be included in it.
Under the programme, it is mandatory to increase women’s exposure to skill training along with providing placement and entrepreneurship opportunities to them. SIMO is a six year programme of World Bank’s Washington based headquartered in support of the Indian government’s National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (2017-23).
It will be implemented through the National Skill Development Mission and will target labour market entrants specifically. According to an official study, by 2022, 109 million skilled workers will be required in 24 key sectors in India.
“This programme will support the government’s vision of investing in the human capital of India’s youth, enable greater off-farm employment and increase women’s participation in the labour market,” World Bank Country Director to India Junaid Ahmad said.
“India continues to be on its path of structural reforms and a higher-skilled labour force can potentially serve as a catalyst in transforming it into a competitive middle income country”, Ahmad added.
As per the Bank’s estimate, by the end of the programme, at least 8.8 million youth will be trained with relevant skills and improved employment opportunities. The programme will benefit approximately 15,000 trainers and 3,000 assessors, it added. […]

NITI Aayog has selected Shiv Nadar University (SNU) along with nine other institutions to host the Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) to boost innovation in the country.
Shiv Nadar University will receive financial support for setting up this start-up hub in the focus areas of ‘Health & Pharmaceuticals/New Materials’ and ‘Education’
The Government of India has set-up the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) at NITI Aayog in 2016 with the overarching purpose of promoting a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. This was done to address the need to create high-class incubation facilities across various parts of India with suitable physical infrastructure in terms of capital equipment and operating facilities, coupled with the availability of sectoral experts for mentoring the start-ups. The identified sectors included manufacturing, transport, energy, health, education, agriculture, water and sanitation etc.
NITI Aayog received a total 1719 academic and 1939 non-academic applications for the grant. Ten institutions were selected from across the country after a four-stage evaluation process.
Shiv Nadar University had submitted its application for the grant in the focus areas of ‘Health & Pharmaceuticals’, complemented by ‘New Materials including Nano Materials’ and ‘Education’, and has been recommended funding to cover the capital and operational expenditures of running the Centre.
The Incubation Center at the university will serve as an active knowledge and resource catalyst for the development of promising entrepreneurs and to incubate and accelerate their early stage organizations from ideation to marketplace success.
Commenting on this achievement, Shiv Nadar University vice-chancellor Dr Rupamanjari Ghosh said, “We are honoured and excited to be one of the ten institutions chosen for this grant in the very first round, and will direct all our efforts to put India on the global innovation map. Our intent is to provide all the core ‘start-up phase’ support and expertise that entrepreneurs need to go from Ideation to Commercialization. This will be a game-changer.&rdquo […]

Over three lakh new jobs may be created in India’s renewable energy sector if the country achieves its target of 160 Gigawatt (Gw) power generation capacity through wind and solar energy by 2022.
Out of India’ target of 160 Gw capacity 100 Gw is the share of solar energy and rest 60 Gw is of wind energy.
According to a study done by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) revealed, “More than 3,00,000 new workers can be employed in wind and solar jobs and more than 1 million total employment opportunities can be created in achieving India's ambitious clean energy goals to install 160 gigawatts of renewable power by 2022.”
The first-of-its-kind CEEW-NRDC study – Greening India's Workforce: Gearing Up For Expansion of Solar and Wind Power in India, said, 70 per cent of the new workforce will employed by the labour-intensive rooftop solar segment. This segment is expected to create seven times more jobs than large-scale projects such as solar farms, the study stated.
The study further estimates that in next five years, India's clean energy sectors like wind power have the potential to employ 34,600 people, the utility solar has a capacity to employ 58,600 people and in and rooftop solar may provide jobs to 2,38,000 people.
The study also suggests strong growth in the domestic solar manufacturing industry that may further lead to full-time employment of 45,000 people in India.
According to the report, the jobs in renewable energy sector will be distributed across the country with Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh leading in job creation. Wind jobs, are likely to be concentrated in a few states that have high wind potential, as has been the case with wind capacity, it added.
CEEW programme associate Neeraj Kuldeep, said, "80 per cent of the new clean energy workforce will be employed during the construction phase. However, despite these being contractual jobs, the large pipeline of renewable energy projects creates enough opportunities for workers to stay employed. Additionally, since most of these jobs are in the rooftop solar PV segment, central and state governments must provide greater policy support to the rooftop sector."
Consultant and Development Economist NRDC Nehmat Kaur, said, "With this tremendous opportunity, India is stepping up as a global leader in demonstrating how a growing economy can scale up renewables, generate employment and provide access in the face of rising energy demands."
In order to collect accurate and market-based formation on jobs creation, workforce employed and the skills required to achieve India's renewable energy goals, CEEW and NRDC are conducting annual surveys on India's solar and wind project developers, and now manufacturers for last three years. […]

Mental illnesses affect millions of people every year. A recent report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) states that 7.5 per cent of Indians suffer from some form of mental illness including depression and anxiety disorders. India has one of the highest suicide rates among youth, with a student committing suicide almost every hour. The […]

British Biologicals, a global neutraceuticial company, has won three awards at the ‘The Asian Brand & Leadership Conclave’ held in Bengaluru. V S Reddy, MD, British Biologicals, was honored at the conclave with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his outstanding leadership and valuable contribution to industry. In recognition of his consistent superior leadership and extraordinary achievements […]

Terming it a bold and ambitious move that has the potential to improve health and move people out of poverty, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has lauded the Narendra Modi Government’s recently announced mega healthcare initiative, ‘Ayushman Bharat’. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the statement while delivering a special address on ‘Universal Health […]

Sikkim has achieved to be the ninth State of the country which has been certified to be Open Defecation Free (ODF) by the Central Government.
All the Urban Local Bodies of this hilly State has been declared ODF. They were also congratulated by V K Jindal, Joint Secretary and Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission.
Atleast 14 States have achieved the status of ODF in the urban category.
One of the key objective of the mission is to provide sanitation facilities through the construction of individual toilets. Around seven lakh individual toilets have been constructed under the scheme.
More than three lakh community toilets construction have also taken place. 1, 872 cities have been declared ODF. […]

Gujarat's Surat has signed an agreement with Netherlands Rotterdam city for a two-year technical knowledge exchange programme, which will focus on water security.
The programme, which comes under the European Union’s urban cooperation programme, will ensure sustainable growth for Surat's water system.
European Union’s Indian representative Piearro Rematti signed the agreement with Surat municipal commissioner M Thennarasan in presence of city mayor Asmita Shiroya and other elected representatives of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).
“Surat will get technical and logistics aid for period of two years under this agreement along with training facilities. The city will also benefit immensely in the field of water security from the Dutch city,” said an SMC official.
European Union is looking for similar partnerships with other Indian cities. Surat was selected as it is one of the fastest growing cities in the country.
“This agreement will provide Surat with an avenue of obtaining modern technology and the international funding required for sustainable growth,” the SMC official said. […]

The Golden Temple of Amritsar has decided to ban the use of plastic bags inside the premises from April 1.
The plastic bags will be replaced by compostable ones which are environment friendly.
The same will be implemented throughout other gurudwaras in the State.
Bags made of corn and wheat will be used initially.
As per the data given by the Temple, more than 200 quintals of plastic bags are used per year along with 65 quintals of plastic bags used for packing of ‘pinni parshad’.
The Government had allowed the import of raw material for manufacturing of compostable carry bags conforming to ISO standards of Plastic Waste Management Rules-2016.
Around 100 plastic bag manufacturers in the State have also been advised to shift their manufacturing to compostable ones by using starch granules derived from maize and potatoes. […]

India will offer an investment opportunity of $300 billion in the hydrocarbon sector in next 10 years to keep pace with its incremental demand for energy. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said this while inaugurating the 22nd edition of Refining and Technology Meet (RPTM) at Bhubaneswar in Odisha. The meet is organised by the Centre for High Technology in association with Indian Oil Corporation. As per the PNG Minister, Japan has already assured an investment of $10 billion in the sector.
As per the current scenario, India is the third largest consumer of primary energy. The energy consumption of the country is expected to increase from the current 5.5 per cent to 9 per cent by 2035. To keep pace with the current trend and future demand for energy, Pradhan said, the country needs to add more refining capacity. PNG minister said “India’s demand for petroleum products will rise from the current level of 194 million tonnes to 458 million tonnes by 2040. Every 2-3 three years, we have to add capacity of about 20 million tonnes to meet our requirement”.
Peroleum Minister Pradhan said addition of refining capacity of over 260 million tonnes in next two decades is a huge task. At present the country has the annual capacity to refine oil of 247 million metric tonnes and this took the country to establish it in 60 years. He called upon both public and private sector oil and gas companies to add at least 200 million tonnes of refining capacity in order to maintain India’s leadership position as the hub of Asian refining and product export.
The minister also several brownfield projects are already in the pipeline for creating capacities of around 142 million tonnes. According to him two major geenfield projects are all set to be launched to add 69 million metric tonnes of new refining capacities soon. While inaugurating the meet, the Union Minister said the three-day conclave must prepare a road map on how to develop the R& D (Research and Development) so that India would be the world leader in the refining sector.
Underlining the critical importance of innovation, Pradhan was of the view that these will be vital to achieve sustainable growth and provide clean and affordable energy to the people.
Expressing his happiness at the strong ties between Indian and Japan, Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu said the bilateral ties between the two countries will be taken forward in the field of energy cooperation as well especially in the LPG.
The Union Minister presented energy sector awards such as Refinery Performance Improvement Awards, OGCF Awards, Innovation Awards and Oil Industry Safety Awards for 2015-16, 2016-17 to oil industries. […]

The youngest state Telangana has started providing 24-hours free power-supply to farmers.
Starting from January 1, 2018 at 00.01 hours, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi Government commenced the 24X7 power supply to 23 lakh agricultural connection in the state.
The State Government hopes that this in-a-first move will end the despair of farmers and accelerate the growth towards achieving its vision of ‘Golden Telangana’.
The 29th state was reeling under severe power crisis since its formation in 2014 as direct fallout of bifurcation from erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
However, within six-month the new Government turned around the situation and was successful in providing 24X7 power supply to domestic and industrial needs. Further, the State Government also increased the free power supply to farmers from seven hours to nine hours.
Telangana Chief Minister Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao described the move of round-the-clock power supply to farmers as ‘wonderful victory’.
Ajay Misra, Special Chief Secretary, Energy Dept, Telangana said, “We are prepared to provide the present peak power demand of 9,500 MW to agriculture sector. Also, would meet the expected increased (20% - 30 %) power demand of 11,000 MW by March.”
In an exclusive interview with Elets News Network, Misra added “The Government has spent Rs.2,800 crore in upgrading the infrastructure including transmission lines, substations and distribution lines. In order to achieve this in-a-first initiative in the country, our Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao was on ground with our team since last one year.”
The Chief Minister has also announced a special increment to the electricity employees in recognition of their efforts.
In addition to the present 14,845 MWs of captive power generation, Telangana State is setting up new plants to add an additional 13,000 MWs in future. By 2022, 28,000 MWs of power will be available in the state. &nbs […]

The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has commenced its commercial generation of power from its second unit located at Kudgi in Vijayapura district of Karnataka. With this operations, Karnataka is set to get additional power soon.
The unit has a capacity of 800 MW, and Karnataka will get over 400 MW. The remaining power will be shared among the other southern States like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The first unit commenced commercial power generation on July 31 last year. It has already generated around 1,900 million units of power, according to a release from the NTPC.
This is the first NTPC project in Karnataka with a state-of-the-art plant, having super-critical technology and high efficiency which minimises emission.
While the State’s thermal power stations are facing severe coal shortage, the NTPC authorities have made it clear that the Kudgi unit has enough coal supply. […]

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